So this presents me with somewhat of a dilemma when it comes to choosing meal replacements such as bars or drinks.

Soylent is one such meal replacement drink and it looks very, very good. Especially with the updated 1.4 version.

However, it contains a variety of vitamins and minerals.

If IntraMax delivers more than I need in perfect form then I would prefer my meal replacement to focus on other aspects of optimum nutrition. This potential would be more cost effective, but also allow me to control what I’m taking more carefully. For example, Soylent contains Iron. Well what form is that Iron in? I don’t know… but I don’t want to be ingesting ground up metallic rock… I could look into it.. but I’m more interested in looking in to the perfect meal replacement that would accompany my intake of IntraMax.

This boils down to a meal replacement containing optimum carbs, proteins and fats.

Soylent includes those as follows:

Carbohydrates – the main sources of carbohydrates in Soylent are maltodextrin, oat flour, isomaltulose, potato starch and rice starch

Soylent’s protein comes from brown rice and contains all the essential amino acids.

Soylent’s fats (fatty acids) – unspecified source.

Oh.. and fiber – Most of the fiber content in Soylent comes from oat flour, some in the form of Beta-glucans, xanthan gum and gum acacia.